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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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